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THE GARDENERS’ 
HRONICLE. 
[Остовев 6, 1896, 
Harrisianom), flowering бн the firat желан the 
blossom large and good, rd, re- 
sembling onn that Фи >н 8 
; Miltonia Moreliana, with а hundred 
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* fixed to be criticised ; Dendrobium eruen- 
tum, Cypripedium sa amram va C. Thomsoni, 
Zygopetalum Gauthie magnificent in colour; 
Acineta superba, — three fine eese he deli- 
eately-scented flowers; Cypripedium Veitchi, with 
four beautiful blossoms ; пт Oncidium vinim 
well-bloomed. ММ, Janssens Vincent sent 
a ronde an, including the following : — 
Onci 
—— pru nei, a very pretty variety ; Sacco- 
labiam Blumei, бурр edium ceoanthum superbum 
rispa, Cre eilen 
burton, eee numerous fine varieties o 
crispum, one of which, var. 
Odontoglossum 
'Triandi, was quite remar 
Commander Jonen also stage ad some fine Orchids, 
among pe Odontoglossum Krameri, Trichopilia 
coccinea, О cariniſerum, Pescatorea cerina, a 
speckled with pein the petals and lip white, with 
numerous dull r 
M, n de гая е exhibited an album of dried 
Orchid Тылы accompanied with illustrations. 
Oncnuips at L'HogTricULTURE INTERNATIONALE, 
We noticed that Catasetums were flowering even 
better here this year than last season, We hav 
before greatly admired many surprisingly fine varie- 
ties of C. Bungerothi, splendens, macrocarpum, and 
giganteum, С. splendens aureo-maculatum, ich 
rous v. s; C. splendens aureum 
А m al C. lendens 
maculatam, C. aplendens album, C. ut 
C. O'Brienianu is 
&nd others 
в have but а 1 ше, but, 
at this establishment, there is a p С. Ban- 
gerothi Pottsianum, which has — ла culti- 
п for eleven years. In addition to Catasetums, 
Cattleyas Rex and gigas are here blooming 
abundantly. 
Many Orchid-lovers are surprised at the great 
number of seedling Orchids here found, and whi ch 
are the result of various crossings between divers 
also are the very 
numerous specimens of Davallia Truffautiana, a new 
plant, which will » soon prove fo possess valuable 
decorative qualities, 
ORCHIDS AT DEURNE, NEAR. ANTWERP, 
M, Flor Pauwels has here so remarkable an eatab- 
lishment (amateur) that all plant-lovers passing 
throagh Belgium a ean aee it. Oa August 25 though 
still 109 flowering plants, We do not know when 
we have auch successful 
before seen cultivation of 
Phalænopais, and on 20 large a scale ; the vegetation 
> With promise сера 
oe d bloom, which 
be Meanwhile, we : 
we commend 
gig: PT to the attention of Orchid-lovers. 
POTATO OL бе BUXTED 
Ar one time, owing to M ni 
i g-continued absence 
ОЁ rain, it seemed doubtful if Pota tatos this seaso 
ifting, but where the ground was 
crop usual, nor were the 
but the flavour is excellent, and 3 a 
second growth. The same may be 
ofa 
disease or From: 200 square 
of tubers; Marvel w. 
even in size, gni etim and free fro 
холни and Al (Sutton 's) were very рей; as wer 
Perfection and Triumph, which produced good crops 
of even-sized, well-formed tubers free from disease. 
Considering that so little rain un during May an 
June, it is matter for aston well Potatos 
have tarned out, Only 3 inch à rain was registered 
betwee e month of April and July. The late 
trong erring varieties are ie yet lifted, The 
making a second growth, which is a sure 
— 
very moist, nothing but cold weather will stop 
growth. Where the skin has not set, this m ge! 
not be serious, I usually plant these varieties a 
3 feet — which allows of sufficient soil being 
drawn to make wide rid and this yi ete 
enini the soil эмет the roots getting dry during 
a season like this year, and growth goes 
steadily on, even а: а dry time. Two years ago no 
rain fell between planting-time and the date of 
lifting the earlies; still, these were a good crop. 
Where the soil is poor the crop is very light, there 
not being sufficient haulm to cover the ridges, 
and the sun-heat penetrated far into the soil. 
Оа шу stiff land, unless it be well prepared, 
difficult to break into pieces. Where Potatos were 
planted on т hs e have done very badly 
this season, especially the short-topped ee. I 
have given E ае кым sets, except in the 
case of n h the we are 2 sete, 
rmost, in a light airy ane If the tubers 
are ea ned by being exposed to the action of the 
aun for a few буй, һу узы: left on the ground after 
lifting, they do not start into growth so early i in the 
the heavy soils hereabouts, aballow planting is prac- 
tised, but i plenty of earth is drawn to the planta to 
The soil is made as fine as posible before planting 
and earthiug-up, and this, in a measure, preve 
it from getting very dry daring pasara y summers. 
I have dispensed with farmyard manure for Potatos, 
and I пае artificial ces inatead, which is sowed 
along the drills before the sets are laid in, The 
moisture in the soil dissolves it, so that the plants 
are benefited at an early stage.  Earthing-up is 
done as soon as the plants are sufficiently forward, 
and in this way the roots are kept moist, and should 
the season prove а wet one, the moisture drains 
away into the farrows, H. C, Prinsep. 
KEW NOTES. 
Trcoma RADICANS.—In the warmer 
country T * radi 
the protection 
parte of this 
well, ~ without 
ee oh ^ M оп а wall facing south 
e preferred for the plant. It is a nati 
Sonthern United 8 rte Lido 
the mouth 
of the tru zun corolla, which is of a brilliant 
e ; the base is с! 
hard 
. commences, and it will in 
me form a thick self-supporting stem, On a wall 
п be extended at will, but When once 
е same h E. 
Склхотнов GLOIRE DE m 
Whilst many of the species of Ceanothus ате 
beautiful when grown as wall plants, or far ~ 
to the south to dispense with any protection шщ 
n 
of the numerous varieties of it that t have been snt 
out in 
bed; the ne are 3 to 4 feet мА, and ian, 
two months they have flowered most profusely, tha 
fe vedi — of smal 
char effec 'The 
Westen pu fiber were a sufficiently severe text 
of the hardiness of any shrub, and it speaks well for 
this Ceanothus that with no more protection thang 
thick layer of dry leaves afforded, the plants received 
no real injury. The later, softer growth of last year 
was, as might be Mc killed, but ime 
anticipated the knife b few weeks, All the 
varieties of Ceanothus azureus strike readily from 
cuttings. 
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EccREMOCARPUS SCABER, 
Like other hardy a = — Me plants, this 
one has become quite r by 
Archibald Menzies "ient: 100 * e but was not 
introduced to cultivation until 1824, It is a plant 
of a climbing habit, somewhat Clematis-like foliage, 
but belonging to the Bignonia family, It is 
killed to the ground in winters of ordinary severity, 
but occasionally it survives if the plant has the pro- 
tection of а south wall, оош should 
fel the following August. 
the number of twelve or mo 
— ‘ths йде being tubular, 7 11 неме long, 
t orange-red, 
rib is terminated by a 
the stems are securely мй 
is near, This was one 
apecially studied by Charles Dar as В, 
gating the movements of climbing plants. Y J 
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MORELLO CHERRY CULTURE. 
в. 'ТЕМРГЕ'З interesting re 
of the Morello Cherry which used to 
probably adorn still, the 18-feet hig 
back of the curvilinear-roofed orchard- 
Palace Gardens, Perth, The trees covering | 
wall were fine examples of good саңы ^ 
careful training, being furnished from bottom @ де 
with healthy shoots, every one of which was 
with the utmost precision as reg 
space and the point on the wall at 
dual growths radiated from the centre si 
The young men who were annually entrat 
the ro- arranging and nailing of such large trees 1 | 
sensible of the implied confidence and of the 
erred upon them by the chief, and also 2 
and skill which the — on of tne pora 
of small shoots involved, and of the completi?! 
of the verdict which followed the p. T, Fil 
of the work. My friends, ‘Messrs. 
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